By Plenary Sessions: Raimond Kaljulaid
Total Sessions: 36
Fully Profiled: 36
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives support measures aimed at lowering food prices and improving consumers' purchasing power. The speaker emphasizes the need for clear regulations that directly affect daily costs and retail prices.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic analyses strongly emphasize the need to improve the transparency and clarity of the state budget for members of the Riigikogu. The current presentation of the budget bill is considered inadequate and confusing.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speakers are strongly opposed to tax cuts for the wealthiest segment of society and support increasing government spending to raise the wages of frontline workers. They see a clear link between the state’s revenue and expenditure decisions and emphasize the need to use fiscal policy to support low- and middle-income workers, rather than managers and top specialists.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
It is acknowledged that the draft law will have an economic impact on businesses in the construction and real estate development sectors, resulting in additional work and costs. Nevertheless, it is stressed that these changes are necessitated by security risks, and safety and the saving of human lives outweigh economic interests.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The development of the Estonian defense industry is strongly supported by reducing regulations and encouraging investments, as this is seen both as an economic benefit and an integral part of national defense. The government's inaction is being criticized, which, according to Taavi Veskimägi, has led to the loss of investments.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives are heavily focused on protecting economic growth and maintaining productivity. The speaker is concerned that adding extra days off and reducing the overall workload will inhibit the economy, thereby calling into question the economic viability of expanding social benefits.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The economic outlook centers on stricter control over national defense expenditure and fiscal discipline. The speaker stresses that incorrect advance payments and accounting errors generate real costs for the state, specifically through borrowing and interest payments, given that the Estonian budget is running a significant deficit. While the development of the defense industry is supported, there is criticism regarding the state's sluggishness and the resulting lost business opportunities in this sector.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives favor applying private sector performance management principles (key performance indicators, metrics) to public governance, particularly in the management of regional development. While arguments concerning labor shortages are acknowledged, strong emphasis is placed on the long-term socio-economic cost of large-scale immigration, suggesting caution regarding economic growth based solely on imported labor.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The economic focus is directed toward the efficiency and propriety of state spending, especially concerning the large sums allocated to the defense sector. It emphasizes the damage caused by lost investment opportunities (citing the defense industry park as an example) and demands a fair competitive environment, referencing suspicions regarding the buying of legislation.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
It strongly advocates for a stable investment environment and criticizes the volatility of environmental policy, which hinders entrepreneurship and investment. It stresses the importance of its industry and short supply chains in guaranteeing food security and employment, referencing the lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis. It demonstrates a clear bias toward the interests of industry and business.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
Strong support is evident for the development of the defense industry, which is considered exceptionally important, and the need to remove bureaucratic hurdles for its rapid expansion is stressed. Rapid technological innovation and competitiveness within the industry are also supported.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker is critical of flexible labor regulation, which leads to the underpayment of workers and a reduction in job security, arguing instead for the prioritization of the social protection of the workforce. He/She supports tax policy innovations that promote regional development, such as sharing tax revenue between two municipalities, thereby contrasting with purely economic rationality (the idea of investing only in areas yielding the highest returns).
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Economic arguments focus on financing national defense and increasing related expenditures. The speaker demands a sufficient increase in defense spending to implement the military advice provided by the Commander of the Defense Forces and meet NATO capability goals. The government is criticized for its vague declarations and insufficient funding.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Not enough data
2025-03-12
The 15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The Minister of Finance is mentioned, but only in connection with his lack of a NATO security clearance, not his economic policy stances. There is insufficient information.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic considerations highlight that the draft legislation will help local authorities conserve limited resources, enabling faster and more efficient problem resolution. The imposition of a coercive fine (up to 6,400 euros) is intended purely as a deterrent measure, and the speaker confirms that this is not a fiscal policy bill designed to fill the budget.
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
It is noted that in the 1990s, the Estonian state budget and the capacity to ensure people's livelihood were significantly weaker, which made achieving foreign policy objectives difficult. There is no information available regarding specific current economic policy positions or draft legislation.
2025-01-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives focus on prioritizing national defense funding, supporting the firm goal of spending at least 3% of GDP on defense. Earlier narrow planning of defense expenditures is criticized for failing to account for economic growth.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Not enough data
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
Supports achieving economic growth through deregulation to ensure the international competitiveness of the Estonian defense industry and enable products to be offered at a lower price. It views the development of the industry as a revenue-generating measure that helps mitigate budget problems, the necessity for cuts, and the need to raise taxes.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data. The speeches do not concern economic policy, taxation, or the budget.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly backs the tax revenue decisions, specifically including the introduction of a security tax to guarantee the funding of national defense. They criticize the opposition's stance that tax hikes will damage the economy, arguing instead that defense spending is an existential necessity that must take priority. The speaker draws a clear distinction between national defense expenditures and infrastructure costs, noting that a shortfall in the latter does not pose an existential threat to the state.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
He strongly supports reducing bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations to ease the burden on businesses and accelerate economic growth. This stance has already been implemented in the defense industry, where amendments to the Arms Act are reducing requirements to foster the sector's development. He criticizes other liberal parties for rapidly introducing new requirements.
2024-09-24
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives stress the reduction of regulations and the alleviation of bureaucratic burdens on businesses, aiming to boost the efficiency of defense industry companies. This demonstrates a commitment to supporting entrepreneurship by reducing government intervention.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
Supports a massive increase in national defense spending to 4–5% of GDP, which will require a significant fiscal effort. He/She emphasizes that the financing must be socially just, preferring that the wealthiest people in Estonia contribute the most to it. He/She opposes covering these costs at the expense of lower-income residents and the middle class.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
Data unavailable.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
Economic perspectives address the rapid growth of e-commerce and the resulting regulatory challenges, such as parking issues and traffic law violations committed by courier services. The speaker stresses the necessity of improving business culture so that commercial operations are not predicated on breaking the law, thereby supporting regulation aimed at ensuring fair and safe traffic flow.
2024-06-04
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
There is not enough data.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speech only touches on economic regulation indirectly, citing the age restriction for gambling (21 years old) as an example. There are no stated positions on taxes, fiscal policy, or economic growth.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
No data available.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
There is not enough data.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
Defense expenditures are viewed as a strategic investment, not merely an expense, citing the economic devastation caused by the Second World War. It is believed that the European Union, as the world's third-largest economy, possesses the financial capacity to achieve strategic autonomy, provided spending is comparable to Cold War-era levels. It supports strict fiscal discipline concerning defense spending.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
The economic views center on the technical details of taxation, demanding explanations concerning income tax calculation formulas and applicable deductions. Specific attention is also drawn to the special taxation regime for credit institutions, which demonstrates considerable interest in the financial sector's tax burden and its overall transparency.